Tips on how to become a Certified Welding Inspector

This job is applicable for graduates of any engineering course:

1. Upon graduating and engineering degree, apply as NDT Trainee in any NDT companies even for at least 6 months. Make sure you learn all the NDT Methods and welding processes in that 6 months including code and standard interpretation.
2. Attend Welding Inspector Course.
3. Apply for a Welding Inspector job in Saudi Arabia even for at least 1 to 2 years to get a good work experience.
4. Attend CSWIP 3.1 course and pass the examination.
5. When you passed the CSWIP 3.1 course, you will be called CERTIFIED WELDING INSPECTOR

Parts of a Groove Weld

Basic Weld Joints

1.) Butt joint
2.) Corner joint
3.) Tee joint
4.) Lap joint
5.) Edge joint

Prevention of Hydrogen Cracking

1. Preheat the joint
2. Conduct Interpass and PWHT
3. Use low hydrogen electrodes

Career in Welding Industry

Here are some career in Welding Industry

1. Welder
2. Welding Inspector
3. Piping Inspector
4. Structural Inspector
5. Tank Inspector
6. Pressure Vessel Inspector
7. NDT Inspector
8. NDT Technician
9. Sr. Welding Inspector
10. QA/QC Engineer (Welding)
11. Sr. QA/QC Engineer (Welding)
12. QA/QC Coordinator
13. QA/QC Manager
14. Welding Supervisor
15. Welding Engineer
16. Welding Superintendent
17. Welding Manager

Few Tips on how to become a WELDER

1. Attend training in welding. As a start take the SMAW (Plate) course which normally conducted in at least 240 to 300 hours.

or

Join a fabrication company as a helper. While being a helper, start to learn welding by doing it during your breaktime (with the permission of your supervisor)

2. Daily practice can make you more proficient.

Common Causes of Hydrogen cracking

1. Hydrogen generated by the welding process
2. Hard and brittle structure
3. Residual tensile stresses acting on a joint

Weld Defects

1. Undercut
2. Porosity
3. Slag Inclusion
4. Lack of Penetration
5. Lack of Fusion
6. Lack of Roor Fusion
7. Tungsten Inclusion
8. Hydrogen Cracking
9. Lamellar Tearing
10. Reheat Cracking

Welding Positions - Pipe & Plate

PIPE WELDING

1G - Horizontal rolled position

2G - Vertical Position

5G - Horizontal Fixed Position

6G - Inclined (45 degrees) Position

6G - Inclined (45 degrees) Position with restriction ring

PLATE WELDING

1G - Flat Position

2G - Horizontal Position

3G - Vertical Position

4G - Overhead Position

Philippine Welding Practitioner Association

To all Welders, Welding Inspectors, NDT Technicians, Trainee Welders, Welding Enthusiast and Quality Practitioner

Mga Kaibigan,

Nais nyo bang magkaroon tayo ng sarili nating Association para sa ikabubuti ng bawat practitioner?

Ang layunin nito ay;

1. Upang magkaroon ng information sharing about job vacancy, training at welding knowledge.

2. Upang magkaroon ng magandang samahan ang bawat kasapi.

3. Upang matulungan ang mga kasaping naghahanap ng trabaho, sa loob man o sa labas ng bansa.

Welding Training Center - Mahalaga ba sa mga Filipino?

Sa aking mahigit sampung taong pagta-trabaho bilang isang QA/QC Personnel (Mechanical/Welding/Civil/Structural) sa Pilipinas, Gitnang Silangan at ASEAN Countries, napansin ko na maraming kumpanya ang nangangailangan ng mga WELDER. Karamihan sa mga welder na kinukuha ng mga kumpanya ay Filipino, Indian, Thailander, Indonesian, Malaysian at Pakistani. Sa aking pagmamasid, mas gusto ng mga kumpanya ang mangagawang Filipino una, dahil sila ay marunong makipag-usap sa ingles, pangalawa, dahil sila ay magagaling na mga welder.

Subalit sa kasalukuyan, mahirap ang makakuha ng mga filipinong welder. Ang mga welder na magagaling ay nasa labas ng bansa at ang iba ay nasa malalaking kumpanya sa Pilipinas. Bunga nito, mayroong krisis sa availability ng mga magagaling na mga filipino welder.

Kaya sa ganang akin,napakahalaga ng Welding Training Center sa mga filipino upang magakroon ng lugar na pagsasanayan ng ating mga kababayan. At mas makakabubuti at makakatulong kung ang mga out of school youth ang magsasanay sa mga training centers na ito. Makakatulong ito para sa mga kababayan natin at para bumaba ang antas ng mga walang trabaho sa Pilipinas.